It was performed by the Tornados, a British group.
The Tornados - Telstar Win them oodles!!!!
Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
Their last chart was Dear Hearts and Gentle People in November, 1962
Copy and paste this link into your browser for a listing of all the bands that recorded Telstar - http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE57E16DF4EA87620D0933350C6A722A45F8963E38F162F451BDFB42D4B9F087BE404ADD181B9E574B066ADFF2EA31608D9CBE65CFFDD765D40&sql=17:1524510 The Tornadoes hit number one with it in 1962. I believe that the Ventures also did a cover version.
From December 1-9 1961 the number 1 hit song was "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean, from December 10 - 16 the Marvelettes song "Please Mr. Postman" was number 1, and from December 17 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens.
Telstar by The Tornados in 1962. Get those oodles!
Telstar - relayed from Europe to north America in 1962
"Telstar" was recorded by the British band The Tornados in 1962. It was written and produced by Joe Meek and became the first song by a British group to top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Howard K- Smith - 1962 Telstar Special 1-22 was released on: USA: 11 July 1962
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The satellite that carried the first television signal across the ocean was called Telstar. The first Telstar satellite was launched in 1962.
The Tornados - Telstar Win them oodles!!!!
"The Tornados- "Telstar"
Brittain launched the first communicationn satellite - Telstar - on the 27th of October 1962 !
Telstar 1 was launched on July 10, 1962Telstar 2 was launched on May 7, 1963